The show's pilot aired January 26 There’s been a negative critical reaction to Sherlock Holmes spin-off Watson , a medical drama that sees Holmes’ assistant strike out on his own after the famous detective dies. READ MORE: Enola Holmes 2 review: a twisty murder mystery that’s worth solving Morris Chestnut ( Boyz N The Hood ) stars as John Watson, who opens a medical practice in Pittsburgh after Holmes is killed at the hands of his archnemesis, Moriarty, after they both fall to their death. Treating patients with strange and unidentifiable issues, he soon comes face-to-face with the past when he suspects Moriarty may still be alive.
The CBS show premiered in the US on Monday (January 26) and the pilot was met with reservations from critics. USA Today’s Kelly Lawler called it “Unhinged TV” and “utterly nonsensical and ridiculous” in the review. Lawler explained: “The two parts of Watson don’t fit together.
The medical procedural is fine, bland and perfectly standard CBS. But then a patient-of-the-week drama gets crashed together with this half-hearted Sherlock mythology and the wheels fall right off”. ‘Watson’ star Morris Chestnut (credit: John Nacion/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust) Variety’s Aramide Tinubu agreed in a review, saying: “The glaring issue with Watson is it’s being forced under the Sherlock Holmes tentpole” before adding the show “could’ve easily worked as a cut-and-dry medical mystery drama instead of trying to fo.
